Andree Eckhard, M.Sc.

“Protect your technical inventions: register your patent.”

Biography

Patent attorney, European Design Attorney and European Trademark Attorney with experience in various aspects of patent law including patent preparation and prosecution, patentability analysis, freedom to operate analysis, validity assessment, and IP strategy development. 

Besides to the co-operation with horak.attorneys at law partnership since 2015, Mr. Eckhardt works as a Patent Attorney for the TUI AG (former: Preussag AG). Prior to his work as Patent Attorney, Mr. Eckhardt studied physics at the Humboldt-University in Berlin, where he specialized in solid-state physics and optoelectronics. After his diploma as qualified engineer he worked as a development engineer and group leader in color picture tube development (license: Toshiba/Japan) as well as group leader for photoconductor development for Xerography copiers in Berlin.  Additionally, Mr. Eckhardt passed additional training in information technology at Siemens-Nixdorf.

Patent Attorney at horak. Attorneys at Law since 2014.

Languages

 German
 English
 Russian

Focal points of the practical activity

Intellectual property law, in particular application, drafting, attack and defence (application proceedings, collision proceedings, drafting of contracts, infringement proceedings) of:
Patents
Utility models
Designs
Trademarks
Domain names
Semiconductor topographies
Plant varieties/seeds
Know-How
Licences
Competition law with reference to industrial property rights
Court proceedings with representation as patent attorney
Contract drafting

Classical and modern physics
Solid state physics
Mechanics
Laser physics
Electrical engineering
Electronics
High Frequency Technologies
High Voltage Technologies
Telematics
Mechatronics
Information Technology
Data processing technology
Image processing technologies
Semiconductor Technology
Consumer electronics

Telecommunications
Automation Technology
Optics
Atomic physics
Molecular physics
Mechanical Engineering
Construction Machinery
Automotive engineering
Shipbuilding
Aircraft construction
Drive technology
Control engineering

Process engineering
Production engineering
Production Engineering
Packaging Technology
Paper Technology
Product Development
Metrology
Control Engineering
Process technology
Household appliances
Small appliances
Food technology
Aerospace
Safety technology
Power plant technology

Materials technology
Steel production
Steel processing
Metal technology
Ceramics technology
Alloys
Nanotechnology
Energy technology
Renewable Energy
physical chemistry
polymers
catalysts
lithography
Photography